Advice to Pete Upton
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- Pete Upton
- Date advice given
- 23 April 2014
- Enquiry type
Query in regards to what arrangements were made to consult with residents of the Wirral concerning the Burbo Bank wind farm extension
Advice given
The application was submitted on 22 March 2013 and subsequently accepted for examination on 19 April 2013. Following this, there was an opportunity for interested parties to submit relevant representations and the period for registering as an interested party closed on 24 June 2013, to view copies of these please follow the below link;
A single examining inspector was appointed as the Examining Authority (ExA) to examine the application and during a six month examination period which began on 26 September 2013, written representations and supporting material were received and made publicly available, an open floor hearing and a number of issue specific hearings were also held during the examination which came to a close on 26 March 2014.
The ExA is currently writing their report to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and as the examination is now closed, the ExA cannot take any further representations into consideration. It should however be noted, any submissions which are received, will be forwarded to DECC at the time the ExA?s recommendation report is submitted.
The Planning Inspectorate?s advice note eight - how to get involved in the planning process explains the process in further detail, including procedures that must be followed by the applicant which can be found at the following link;
http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Advice-note- 8-1v4.pdf
This also sets out the consultation an applicant is required to comply with by law and in accordance with the PA 2008 (as amended) and its supporting legislation.
The applicant is also required to include as part of their application, a consultation report which shows how they consulted with the local community during the pre application stage, this can also be found at the following link;